Stop Lights
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Cruiser
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From: Bakersfield, CA
Stop Lights
Has anyone stopped at a red light only to sit and wait and wait for the light to change, but it doesn't. I know some of the lights are activated when a vehicle crosses or gets near some wiring in the road that picks up a signal, and I have heard that our bikes don't have enough mass to trip it. I've tried magnets and they don't seem to work. What have you tried that works?
Cruiser
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From: Houston
Sometimes I have to go further up and pull a u turn or wait for a car to come. Sometimes rocking back and forth over the sensors in the road (you can tell by looking at the ground. You can see the cutouts of the sensored area). That's all I've got.
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From: sand mountain Alabama
About the only thing I do is stop close to the strip so my kickstand will sit on the strip. Sometimes it works some times it doesn't.
We have red lights that I avoid because of them being so slow. There's one I go around every time. The turn light will not change for bikes.
We have red lights that I avoid because of them being so slow. There's one I go around every time. The turn light will not change for bikes.
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From: Somewhere on the Bourbon trail
Originally Posted by senna
Wait for one cycle of the lights, if it doesn't change, treat it like a four way stop!
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A particular kind of magnet is supposed to work. http://www.wikihow.com/Trigger-Green-Traffic-Lights
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A particular kind of magnet is supposed to work. http://www.wikihow.com/Trigger-Green-Traffic-Lights
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From: Beyond Fucital
If this is your regular route, report it to the town road department. It's a safety issue that should be addressed. It's just a matter of turning a screw in the light switching cabinet.